diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
index 41daf70ffdb89..041e8a498efbd 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
@@ -2476,6 +2476,7 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
 
         if (gravity != mGravity) {
             invalidate();
+            mLayoutAlignment = null;
         }
 
         mGravity = gravity;